Burnley v Leicester: The Big Preview

But the Clarets go into the game in better recent form with just one defeat in seven games and off the back of their impressive Boxing Day win over Derby County.

Leicester, with the best defensive record in the division, also have one win in their last six games but have lost three in that run and haven’t picked up maximum points since their own victory over the Rams at the start of December.

That result lifted Nigel Pearson’s side up to third place as they eyed the automatic promotion slots.

But since then their momentum has stalled with just one point from two home games and while they stopped the rot on Boxing Day with a goalless draw at in-form Hull City – where they failed to score for the third game in a row – the pressure could mount on Pearson if his side slips out of the top six.

Burnley, meanwhile, are going along steadily and after getting back to winning ways against Derby with a first clean sheet in six games will be looking to avenge their defeat at the King Power Stadium and rack up back-to-back wins to finally break back into the top half of the table.

Last ten matches

BURNLEY: WDDLDDWLLW

LEICESTER: DLLDWLWWDD

Leicester key man

Striker David Nugent comes back to Turf Moor after a quiet spell in front of goal, having failed to score in the last four games.

That in itself should be something of a concern, though, as the former Clarets’ loanee makes a habit of scoring against Burnley and broke an eight-game scoreless run at the start of the campaign with one of the goals in City’s win over the Clarets.

The former Bury and Preston frontman remains the Foxes’ leading scorer with 11 goals this season and is just one short of a career tally of 100 in League football.

Burnley: The Clarets will check on top scorer Charlie Austin and winger Junior Stanislas after Austin was substituted during Wednesday’s win over Derby, which Stanislas missed with a tight hamstring.

Leicester: The Foxes are set to sign West Brom striker Richard Wood but the Kiwi will not be eligible to play. Full-back Ritchie De Laet faces a fitness test on a back injury but ex-Fleetwood forward Jamie Vardy is out with a heel injury. Ex-Preston defender Sean St Ledger remains sidelined with a hamstring injury. More to follow.

Stat of the day

Only two teams in the Championship - Derby and Ipswich - have scored fewer goals than Leicester away from home this season.

They say

Sean Dyche: “It’s a tough ask. Leicester are big spenders with a big squad, good players and a good manager.

“But they are coming to our place and I think we are showing signs that that’s not so easy nowadays, so we will be looking forward to it.”

Nigel Pearson: "We're not winning enough games at the moment but with the players we have we'll turn that around."